minor-attracted person

See also: minor attracted person

English

Alternative forms

• minor attracted person

Etymology

Coined to serve as an umbrella term for nepiophiles, pedophiles, hebephiles, and ephebophiles.

Noun

minor-attracted person (plural minor-attracted persons or minor-attracted people)

1. (nonstandard) A pedophile (including nepiophiles), hebephile, or ephebophile.

Usage notes

• The use of this term is highly controversial. Some sexologists and psychiatrists resort to it to avoid the stigma associated with the heavily-loaded pedophile; however, many other people see it as a distasteful euphemism and a sign that the speaker is sympathetic to, or even supports or advocates for, such people.

Hypernyms

• chronophile

Derived terms

• MAP
• NOMAP